GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year

All Stars Footballer of the Year
All Stars Footballer of the Year
	Aidan O'Mahony of Kerry (left) and Eoin Bradley of Derry (right) in action at Croke Park during the final of the 2009 National Football League.
Awarded for	Excellence in Gaelic football
Sponsored by	Vodafone
Location	Convention Centre Dublin
Country	Ireland
Presented by	Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association
First awarded	1995
Currently held by	David Clifford
Website	Broadcast partner
Television/radio coverage
Network	RTÉ One
Runtime	51 minutes

The Gaelic Athletic Association & Gaelic Player's Association All Stars Footballer of the Year — known for sponsorship reasons as the Vodafone Footballer of the Year — is a Gaelic football award. It is presented annually to the footballer who performed outstandingly in that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

History

Created in 1995, the award is part of the All Stars Awards, which selects a "fantasy team", comprising the best players from that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Voting for the award is undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media.

Winners listed by year

Bold denotes a player still active at inter-county level.

2022	David Clifford	Kerry
2021	Kieran McGeary	Tyrone
2020	Brian Fenton (2)	Dublin
2019	Stephen Cluxton	Dublin
2018	Brian Fenton	Dublin
2017	Andy Moran	Mayo
2016	Lee Keegan	Mayo
2015	Jack McCaffrey	Dublin
2014	James O'Donoghue	Kerry
2013	Michael Darragh MacAuley	Dublin
2012	Karl Lacey	Donegal^[1]
2011	Alan Brogan	Dublin^[2]
2010	Bernard Brogan	Dublin^[3]
2009	Paul Galvin	Kerry
2008	Seán Cavanagh	Tyrone
2007	Marc Ó Sé	Kerry
2006	Kieran Donaghy	Kerry
2005	Stephen O'Neill	Tyrone
2004	Tomás Ó Sé	Kerry
2003	Steven McDonnell	Armagh
2002	Kieran McGeeney	Armagh
2001	Declan Meehan	Galway
2000	Seamus Moynihan	Kerry
1999	Trevor Giles (2)	Meath
1998	Jarlath Fallon	Galway
1997	Maurice Fitzgerald	Kerry
1996	Trevor Giles	Meath
1995	Peter Canavan	Tyrone

Winners listed by province

Province	Number of wins	Winning years
Leinster	9	1996, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
Munster	7	1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014
Ulster	7	1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2021
Connacht	4	1998, 2001, 2016, 2017

Multiple Winners

Two players have been named All Stars Footballer of the Year on more than one occasion. They are:

Trevor Giles of Meath in 1996 and 1999.
Brian Fenton of Dublin in 2018 and 2020.

Brothers

Two sets of brothers have been named All Stars Footballer of the Year. They are:

Brogan: Bernard and Alan of Dublin
Ó Sé: Tomás and Marc of Kerry

References

^ "Donegal's Karl Lacey is named Gaelic Footballer of 2012". BBC Sport. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ "Brogan and Fennelly shine at All-Stars banquet: A year after his brother Bernard took the title, Dublin's Alan Brogan has been named the GAA's Footballer of the Year". The Score. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
^ "Corbett & Brogan named Players of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

[1] "Donegal's Karl Lacey is named Gaelic Footballer of 2012". BBC Sport. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

[2] "Brogan and Fennelly shine at All-Stars banquet: A year after his brother Bernard took the title, Dublin's Alan Brogan has been named the GAA's Footballer of the Year". The Score. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

[3] "Corbett & Brogan named Players of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

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